汉英词典
MEANING OF 凤毛麟角
凤毛麟角
(鳳毛麟角)
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
Phoenix feathers, unicorn horns / It is a metaphor for precious and rare people or things
凤凰的羽毛，麒麟的角。比喻珍贵而稀少的人或物。
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能写出如此诗句的人，现在已经是凤毛麟角了。 Persons who can write such poems now are already very rare. | ||
这样的禁令虽然是凤毛麟角，却在与日俱增，加利福尼亚州就是这一方面的先锋。 Such bans remain rare but are increasing, with California in the vanguard. | ||
我们不知道人的头部中弹活下来的几率是多少，但是我们很肯定的是，那样的几率凤毛麟角。 We don't know what the percentage of people who survive a bullet in the head is, but we're pretty sure it's very slim. | ||
